Apparatus for receiving and dumping refuse



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WARREN D. HARDY ATTCI RN EYS Patented Nov. 2, 1948 APPARATUS FORRECEIVING AND DUMPIN G REFUSE Warren D. Hardy, Roanoke, Va.

Application November 6, 1946, Serial No. 708,088

1 Claim.

My present invention relates to `an improved apparatus for receiving anddumping refuse and more particularly to an elevated -container forgarbage and ashes, provided with elevating means for raising and dumpingthe refuse, and means for emptying the container through a chutedirectly in-to a collecting vehicle.

In the accompanying drawings I have illustrated one complete example ofthe physical embodiment oi my invention according to the best mode Ihave thus far devised, but it will be understood that various changesand alterations may be made in the exemplied structure within the scopeof the appended claim.

In the drawings:

Fig. 1 is a side elevational view of the apparatus of my invention.

Fig. 2 is a front elevational view thereof.

Fig. 3 is a rear elevational view.

Fig. 41s a top plan view.

Fig. 5 is a horizontal sectional view at line 5-5 of Fig. 2.

Fig. 6 is ra detail view of the arrangement for the eleva-ting bracket;and Fig. 7 is a vertical sectional view thereof at line 'i-'I of Fig. 6.

Fig. 8 is a detail view of the chute and the container doors forreleasing the refuse therein.

Referring now to the draw-ings I utilize a skeleton framework includingthe vertical posts 2, horizontal bars 4, and braces yI mount-ed uponconcrete bases B.

Atop this framework which may be of suitable height to prevent -a-ccessthereto, I provide a hopper having sections IU and I2 separated by awall or partition I3 as for ashes and garbage and the common bottom I4of these sections is shaped as shown. Aligned with the sloping bottom I4is a stationary chute I6 having Iconverging side walls I8 and 20, and anextension chute 22 is pivoted thereto as at 24, and raised by rope 25 onsheave 25. Doors or gates 2S and 28 for the hopper sections Iil and I2are suitably guided and may be raised by pulling down on the ropes 30and 32 which extend over sheaves 34 and 36, dumping the conten-tsthrough the extended chute 22 into a waiting collection truck.

The rear walls 38 :and 49 of the containers are provided withhorizontally pivoted swinging doors 42 and. 44 which close under theirown weight, and to charge the containers I provide Ian elevatingmechanism conveying bucket 4S supported by rope 48 through sheave Eilwhich is freely movable on the rod 52.- 'Ihe rear of the frame isfashioned with three vertical guides 54, 56 and 58 forming twojuxtapostioned guideways for the bucket and when ashes or garbage isplaced in the bucket, it is aligned so that lugs 59 engage in the properpa1r of guides, and the sheave 5E! is adjusted accordingly.

The carrier is -then raised by rope G8, and when the lugs reach theupper closed ends of the guide continued pulling 4on the rope i8 willtrip the bucket as seen in Fig. 2 thereby dumping the buckets into theselected section of the hopper.

The hopper lsections Ill and l2 are formed with baiile plates 62 and 5dto prevent lodging of refuse in the corners and it will be apparent thatthe use of the apparatus of my invention will obviate the need forgarbage and ash cans, and will eliminate the handling of such refuse bycollection personnel.

Dogs and cats will be unable to reach the contents, and the result ofthe use will be an improvement in health and ease of removal.

Having thus fully described my invention what I claim as new and desireto secure by Letters Patent is:

In a domestic refuse elevator, the combination which comprises avertically disposed frame rectangularly shaped in plan having posts atthe four corners supported by suitable bracing elements, a hopper havinga sloping floor with sloping sides and having a longitudinally disposedpartition therein dividing the interior in-to separate sections, saidhopper supported lby lthe frame in spaced relation above the ground, aplurality of vertically disposed parallel rails providing upwardlyextending tracks on the side of the frame corresponding with the highside of the hopper, a supporting bar suspended above the upper end ofthe hopper and extended laterally to bridge the said tracks. a pulleyblock slidably mounted on the bar, a carrier having a bail on the upperend and extensions on one sid-e positioned to coact with the rails ofeither of the tracks whereby the rails hold the carrier against outwardmovement away from the frame, trips at the upper ends of each of saidtracks for actuating the carrier to dumping position, as the carrierreaches the upper ends of the tracks whereby the vcontents of thecarrier are dumped into the sections of the hopper respectively, acomm-on chute pivotally mounted on the lower side of the hopper andpositioned to receive materials from each section thereof, gates in thesections of the hopper and on the low side thereof, and suitable cablesfor operating the carrier, chute and gates of the hopper.

WARREN D. HARDY.

(References on following page) REFERENCES CITED The following referencesare of record in the le of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Number Name Date Moetteli Aug. 28, 1923Coughlin Aug. 2, 1938 FOREIGN PATENTS Country Date Germany Feb. 25, 1946Germany Feb. 29, 1940

